# Georgios Psychoundakis

> George Psychoundakis BEM was a member of the Greek Resistance on Crete during the Second World War and after the war an author. Following the German invasion, between 1941 and 1945, he served as the dispatch runner for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) operations on Crete, as part of the Cretan resistance. During the postwar years he was at first mistakenly imprisoned as a deserter. While in prison he wrote his wartime memoirs, which were published as The Cretan Runner. Later he translated key classical Greek texts into the Cretan dialect.

*Greek resistance fighter and writer (1920-2006)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/georgios-psychoundakis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1920-11-03
- **Died:** 2006-01-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Geórgios Psychundákis](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%C3%B3rgios_Psychund%C3%A1kis)
- [جيورجيوس پسيتشونداكيس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [Georgios Psikhundakis](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Psikhundakis)
- [Georgios Psychoundakis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Psychoundakis)
- [Γεώργιος Ψυχουντάκης](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B5%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A8%CF%85%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%82)
- [George Psychoundakis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Psychoundakis)
- [Geórgios Psychoundákis](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%C3%B3rgios_Psychound%C3%A1kis)
- [Georgios Psychoundakis](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Psychoundakis)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1779872)

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